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Mangroves For The Future – Contributing to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Bangkok, Thailand 26 Jul 2016

Country: Asia Region, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Myanmar, Pakistan, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam

Topic: Capacity Building, Climate change, Community Resilence ...

To celebrate International Mangroves Day, Mangroves for the Future (MFF) has released a multimedia story showcasing its achievements and efforts across 11 countries towards achieving the recently adopted Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDG...    

Gender Equity And Participatory Development: Portrait Of A Pioneer

Indonesia 22 Jul 2016

Country: Indonesia

Topic: Capacity Building, Capacity development, Coastal Governance ...

In the volcano-studded island of Java, the fourth largest island in Indonesia, one woman stands at the forefront of efforts to mainstream participatory development and gender into conservation.

In the third of a series of stories celebrating and...    

Wetlands and its communities: The story of Yus - an advocate for coastal conservation

Indonesia 28 Apr 2016

Country: Indonesia

“I am very passionate about working with local communities as I believe it is a fundamental aspect for achieving conservation goals, contribute to communities’ well-being, and ensure programme sustainability.” - Yus, Programme Manager for Wetlands In...    

Women of Kraksaan leading the way in mangrove conservation

Kraksaan sub-district, Probolinggo district, East Java province, Indonesia 26 Feb 2016

Country: Indonesia

Topic: Capacity Building, Community Resilence, Gender equality ...

45-year-old mother of two Tutut Ulfa Rahayu, is a fish farm worker. Tutut is one of many women from Kraksaan sub-district, Indonesia, who acknowledges the importance of mangrove ecosystems to sustain her livelihood, as well as improve her family's we...    

Revitalizing Demak’s coasts through community action and local government support

Wedung Village, Demak, Central Java 28 Sep 2015

Country: Indonesia

Topic: Community Resilence, Knowledge management and communications

Wedung is one of the villages experiencing the effects of mangrove area conversion into hectares of fishponds. But villagers in the area are keen to stop further coastal ecosystem degradation in their village.    

Creating space for gender responsive programming

Bangkok, Thailand 20 Feb 2015

Country: Asia Region, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Myanmar, Pakistan, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam

Topic: Gender equality

On 19-20 February, MFF, with its Gender Advisory Panel, and senior management of IUCN discussed ways to strengthen gender responsive programming across the organization, including identifying gender action plans at regional and national levels.    

Ten years after the Tsunami, mangrove forests planted as coastal shield

Aceh, Indonesia 26 Dec 2014

Country: Asia Region, Indonesia

Topic: Strategies for Management

Can replanting mangrove forests on tropical coastlines really protect communities from the immense destruction of a tsunami such as the Indian Ocean killer wave that struck 10 years ago?    

Ecosystems across Borders: MFF at the World Parks Congress 2014

Sydney, Australia 18 Nov 2014

Country: Asia Region, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Pakistan, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam

Topic: Community Resilence, Reef to Ridge, Strategies for Management

MFF recently took part in the IUCN World Parks Congress in Sydney, Australia, an event that takes place only once every 10 years, and which focuses on conservation and management of the world's Protected Areas. More than 5,000 people gathered to atte...    

World Parks Congress called to Protect, Restore and Expand Mangroves

Sydney, Australia 17 Nov 2014

Country: Asia Region, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Myanmar, Pakistan, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam

Topic: Community Resilence, Strategies for Management

As part of the 2014 World Parks Congress in Sydney, a Call to Action Statement on mangrove protected areas was presented November 17 by the IUCN Mangrove Specialist Group. The Statement recognises that protected areas are a vital tool for conserving ...    

Mangroves for Coastal Defence: New study offers practical guidance for coastal decision makers

London, United Kingdom 06 Nov 2014

Country: Asia Region, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Global, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Myanmar, Pakistan, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam

Topic: Climate change, Coastal Governance, Community Resilence ...

A new guidebook on mangroves as a coastal defence finds that mangroves can reduce risk from a large number of coastal hazards. The role of mangroves in coastal defence has been widely promoted since the tsunami that struck South-East Asia in 2004. Ye...